Anatomy Act in India: the anatomy act came into

enactment in the year 1949 which has been adopted by all

the states. It provides for the collection of dead bodies for

teaching purpose, only if death occurs in a state hospital

or in a public place within the prescribed zone of medical

institutions, provided the police have declared a lapse of

48 hours that there are no claimants for the body and it

could be used for the medical purpose.

Shri Shankaracharya believed in Body Donation